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Magnesium is required in many functions in the human body. In fact it’s known as the “Master Relaxer” because of its calming effects on multiple systems in the body. Magnesium relaxes our nervous systems, cardiovascular systems, muscles and bowels. In addition to this calming effect, it is involved in over 300 biochemical reactions in our bodies and thus there is …

Recently I’ve had an influx of patients with symptoms of low stomach acid. The funny thing is …these patients have often never heard of such a thing….or have even been medicated for years with prescription antacids for having HIGH stomach acid. So…which is it? High or low stomach acid that causes this gamut of digestive complaints we see so often. …

If you are anything like me and practice yoga on a frequent basis you can likely relate when I say that Child’s Pose brings your mind and body back into a state of relaxation after doing a tough power or strengthening flow. Child’s pose is a beginner’s yoga pose that is commonly used for resting between more challenging postures during …

If you’re intrigued by the title, I thought you would be. After all, who doesn’t love at least one of these things? But really what do Salt, Sugar, Sex and Stress have in common? Well, these are the jobs of the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are unique in that they perform the important function of bridging between all of …

At Sanas we love to work up a sweat, and our favorite type of sweating comes in the form of a hot yoga class. Recently Dr. Marisol was practicing at our local studio and had to jump out of yogi mode and into doctor mode because one of her classmates had fainted in the middle of hot yoga!! Can you imagine?! Unfortunately, there was …